What Kind of Kids is Oscar Raising?

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Oscar isn't sure what to do with the family dog since he can't get his kids to help care for it. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:26.3	Dr. Laura.com. Oscar, welcome to the program.
0:30.7	Hey, Dr. Laura. Thank you for taking my call.
0:33.2	You're welcome. How can I help?
0:36.3	Yes, ma'am. So my question is in regards to our family dog.
0:42.8	I know you, you're a dog lover, and I've heard you many years talk about it.
0:48.1	So the situation is that we've had our dog for about eight years now.
0:54.6	She's a Belgian Shepherd.
0:55.8	I love her.
0:57.0	I mean, she's great.
0:58.0	She's a great dog.
1:00.5	The only thing is that I'm having a hard time with work and just kind of being busy,
1:05.4	taking care of her.
1:06.9	And initially, the idea was that, hey, my kids are going to help me take care of her.
1:12.9	And we all kind of agreed on it.
1:15.1	And, you know, they're, we're at the point where if I don't, if I don't watch her,
1:20.3	if I don't take care of her, if I don't take her on walks, nobody does, right?
1:24.7	So I've talked to a lot of friends.
1:27.7	Well, stop, stop, stop. Before we go on, just stop for a moment.
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